Furniture



Oct. 29, 1929.

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Patented Get. 29, 1929 PATENT ()FFECE SUSAN I.. ODLIN AND FRANK C. STANTON, OF DAYTON, OHIO FURNITURE Application filed August 27, 1926.

Our invention relates to furniture for the purpose of schools for the teaching of art.

It is the object of our invention to provide a piece of furniture adapted to art schools, which is adjustable to all sizes of children.

Further objects of the invention are to provide means to adjust the support for the drawing-board, means to store additional drawing-boards and means to store miscellaneous articles.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a plan view of our art desk.

Figure 2 is a side elevation thereof.

Figure 3 is a front elevation thereof.

Figure 4 is a perspective showing construction of one of the drawers.

Figure 5 is a section on the line 55 of Fig ure 1 showing the arrangement of the set screw for holding drawing-board in its vertical position.

Referring to the drawings in detail:

11 designate the rear legs. These legs are connected to the uprights 2, which are grooved, containing a groove 3. The grooves are to receive the drawing-board 4, which can be positioned therein by the set screw 5, working in the metal plate 6. This screw has a head 7, which engages with the side of the board and forces it against the wall of the opposite groove.

Adjoining these two uprights 2 are back boards 8, which are detachably supported by screws 9, carrying a rack 10 for extra boards. This rack is provided with a bottom 11.

The uprights 2 are provided with a horizontal base designated 12, on which is mount ed a box 13 having a cover 14, and containing the drawers 15 and 16, which open from the side of the box.

The cover 14 overhangs the box 18. This overhanging ledge on either side is provided with a slot 17, coinciding with the slot in the metal strips 18 mounted on this ledge by screws 19.

The slot contains a set screw 20, which can be adjusted therein so that it can engage at different positions and support the drawing board l, the bottom of the board resting upon the table top 14:.

Beneath the platform 12, between the side Serial No. 131,990.

members 21, in suitable guides 22, slides the telescoping seat 23, supported on legs 2%.

adjusting the position of this seat length of legs of children of ions ages can be compensated for. In cleaning the room where such furniture is located, the cleaning is greatly facilitated by such arrangement as the furniture can be telescoped or collapsed so as to permit freedom of movement for the cleaners in the aisles between the furniture.

The rack for the additional boards, designated 10, may be furnished or may not be furnished as desired, depending upon the character of the installation and equipment.

Broadly, our invention comprehends a low piece of furniture which has a telescoping seatso as to adjust the position of the user of the furniture with respect to the furniture according to the size of the person.

This arrangement is furnished in co1nbination with a storage box which acts as a support for the bottom of the drawing-board, which can be adjustably mounted thereon against the back members in the form of the uprights 2. Thus the drawing-board can be adjusted at any angle or may be held at any elevation.

It will be understood that we desire to com prehend within our invention such modifications as may be necessary to adapt it to varying conditions and uses.

Having thus fully described our invention, what we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

A drawing desk comprising the combination with a platform, of legs supporting the platform, there being a fixed pair of rear supporting legs and a movable pair of front legs, uprights secured to the platform and attached to the said rear legs forming a continuation thereof, the said uprights having grooves for supporting a drawing board when not in use, and a means for adjustably supporting the said drawing board when in use.

In testimony whereof, we aflix our signatures.

SUSAN I. ODLIN. FRANK C. STANTON. 

